Texas Floods

Most of us are emotionally impacted by watching the severe flooding in Texas and many of us feel that Texas is a 'victim of Mother Nature."

Now mind you, Texas has had other significant storms and incidents of flooding so this is not the first experience with this kind of event.

I am sure many readers are wondering why I am blogging about this.

Texas is one of seven American States that does not have a State Income Tax. How could they be prepared for tragedies when they cannot PLAN because they don't have the money?

Galveston is BELOW sea level; Houston is just at sea level and no significant plans to avoid catastrophes have been made unlike in the Netherlands which spent $30 Billion in the 1950s to prevent any chance of new floods.

What  does Texas do????

They ask you and I  (i.e. the Federal Government) to help pay for rescue and cleanup. Do I think that FEMA should provide expertise, materials, people and heavy equipment? Absolutely!!!!!!!

Really????

Why don't we ask them to institute an immediate State Income Tax of 5% (For reference NY State Tax is 6.65% for above average wage earners and wealthy individuals pay 8.82%.)

Don't you wonder why things happen when you feel that something could have been done to ameliorate  the crisis? Or is it just me?

I don't think that it is the role of you and I to pay for what the citizens of Texas should pay for.